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EU notifies WTO regarding non-renewals of bromoxynil and mancozeb

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on April 17 with the draft regulations regarding non-renewals of bromoxynil and mancozeb. The draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the two…

Epoxiconazole withdrawn and pencycuron banned in the EU and UK

Regulatory action in the EU and UK means the clock is ticking on authorisations for the important cereals fungicide epoxiconazole, and use of the seed potato fungicide pencycuron is now banned. Epoxiconazole is one of the most widely used…

Luxembourg, the first EU country to ban glyphosate

The pesticide glyphosate, which is suspected of causing cancer, will begin to be partially banned in Luxembourg next February, a ban that will be completed by the end of the year and will make the country the first in the European Union (EU)…

France bans flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor as they harm bees

Two pesticides with the same mode of action as neonicotinoids, causing harm to bees, are now prohibited, according to a decree published this Tuesday, December 31, 2019, in the Official Journal. The two substances, flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor,…

EU: Croatian Council Presidency agricultural priorities

On 1 January, Croatia took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Croatia will hold the presidency for six months and during this time will lead the activities of the Council. Croatia has built its presidency programme…

EU ban chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl

What are chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl? Chlorpyrifos (sometimes referred to as chlorpyrifos-ethyl) and chlorpyrifos-methyl are insecticides used to control insect pests on a range of crops. Chlorpyrifos-methyl is also used to treat…

EU agricultural outlook 2019-2030: cereal market to continue growing

EU demand for cereals and oilseeds remains driven mainly by feed use, although industrial uses will grow more rapidly. These are just a few of the projections for the arable crops market from the European Union agricultural outlook for 2019-30…

EU restricts metalaxyl-M use in seed treatment

The draft Commission Implementing Regulation provides that the approval of the active substance metalaxyl-M is renewed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, subject to certain restrictions including to the use of seeds treated with…

Xylella fastidiosa: ‘Together we can find solutions’

“The whole EU territory is at risk from Xylella fastidiosa, and the more the scientific community works together on this issue, the quicker we’ll be to find solutions to tackle this pest.” That was how Claude Bragard, chair of EFSA’s…